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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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