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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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