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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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