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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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