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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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 classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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