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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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