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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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