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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants 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. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major 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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