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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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