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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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