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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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