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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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