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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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