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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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