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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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