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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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