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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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