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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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