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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses 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 courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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