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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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