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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly 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 dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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