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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. 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 massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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