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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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