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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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