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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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