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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world 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. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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