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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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