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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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