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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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 courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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