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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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