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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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