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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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