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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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