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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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