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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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