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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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