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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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