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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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