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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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