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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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