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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in 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. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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