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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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