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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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