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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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