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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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