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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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