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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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