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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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