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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate 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. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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