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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in 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. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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