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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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