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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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