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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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