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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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