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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in 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. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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