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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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