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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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