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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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