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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in 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 courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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