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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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