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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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