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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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