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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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