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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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