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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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