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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants 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. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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