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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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