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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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