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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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