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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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