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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses 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 MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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