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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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