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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in 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. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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