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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and 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. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the 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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