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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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 usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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