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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes 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 MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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