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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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