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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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