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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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