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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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