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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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