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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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