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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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