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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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