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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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