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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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