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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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