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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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