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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around 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. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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