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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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