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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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