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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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