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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in 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. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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