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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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