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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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