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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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