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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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