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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes 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. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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