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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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