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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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