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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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