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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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