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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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