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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate 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. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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