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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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