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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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