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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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