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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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