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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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