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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering students 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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