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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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