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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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