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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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