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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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