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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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