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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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