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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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