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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates 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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