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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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