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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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