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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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