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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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