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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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