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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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