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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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