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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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