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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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