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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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