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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take 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. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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