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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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