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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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