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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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