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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes 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 online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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