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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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