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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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