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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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