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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key 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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