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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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