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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take 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. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key 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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