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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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