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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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