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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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