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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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