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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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