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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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