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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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