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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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 MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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