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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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