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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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