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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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