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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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