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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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