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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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