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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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