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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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