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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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