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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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