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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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