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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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