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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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