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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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