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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes 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 learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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