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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth 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. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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