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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes 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 massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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