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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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