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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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