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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants 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. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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