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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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