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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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