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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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