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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for people 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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