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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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