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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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