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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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