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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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