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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. 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 customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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