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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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