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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate 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 massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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