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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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