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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate 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. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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