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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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