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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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