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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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