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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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