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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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