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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. 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 MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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