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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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