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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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