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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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