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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major 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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