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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate 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. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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