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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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