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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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