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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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