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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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