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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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