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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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