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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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