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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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