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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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