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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new 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 book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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