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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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