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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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