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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take 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. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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