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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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