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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education