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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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