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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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