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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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