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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants 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. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the 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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