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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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