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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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 open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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