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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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