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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key 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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