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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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