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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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