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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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