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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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