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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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