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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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