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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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