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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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