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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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