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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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