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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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