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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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