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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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