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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes 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 MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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