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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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