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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses 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. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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