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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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