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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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