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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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