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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses 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. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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