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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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