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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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