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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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