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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important 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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