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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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