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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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