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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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