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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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