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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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