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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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