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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of 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 MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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