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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. 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 ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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