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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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