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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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