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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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