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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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