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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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