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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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