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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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