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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering students all around 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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