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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants 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. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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