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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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