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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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