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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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