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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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