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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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