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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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