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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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