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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered humans all over 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 massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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