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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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