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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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