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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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