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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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