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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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 massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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