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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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