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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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