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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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