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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes 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. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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