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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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