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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches 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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