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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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