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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes 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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