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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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