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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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