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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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