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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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