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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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