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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part 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. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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