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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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