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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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