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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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