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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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