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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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