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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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