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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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