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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses 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 commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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