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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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