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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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