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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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