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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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