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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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