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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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