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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take 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 online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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