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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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