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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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