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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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