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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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