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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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