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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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