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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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