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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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