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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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