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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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