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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. 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 commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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