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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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