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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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