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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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