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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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