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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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