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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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