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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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