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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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