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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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