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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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