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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data 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 addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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