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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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