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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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