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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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