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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate 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 massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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