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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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