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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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