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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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