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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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