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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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