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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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