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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in 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. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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