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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth 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 free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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