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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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