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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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