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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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