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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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