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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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