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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world 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 MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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