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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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