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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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