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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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