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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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