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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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