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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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