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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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