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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people 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. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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