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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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