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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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