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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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