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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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