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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over 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 online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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