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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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