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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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