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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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