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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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