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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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