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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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