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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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