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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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