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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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