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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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