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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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