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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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