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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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