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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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