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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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