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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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