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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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