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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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