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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take 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 normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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