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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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