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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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