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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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