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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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