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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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