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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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