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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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