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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants 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. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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