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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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