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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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