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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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