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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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