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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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