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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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