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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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