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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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