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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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