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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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