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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes 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 massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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