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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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