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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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