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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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