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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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