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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around 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 massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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