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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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