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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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