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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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