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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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