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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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