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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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