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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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