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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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