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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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