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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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