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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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