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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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