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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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