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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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