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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants 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 massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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