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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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