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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take 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. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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