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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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