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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important 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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