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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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