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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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