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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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