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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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