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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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