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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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