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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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