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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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