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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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