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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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