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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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 typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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