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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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