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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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