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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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