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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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