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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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