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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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