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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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