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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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