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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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