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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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