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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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