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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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