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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around 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. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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