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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses 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 courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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