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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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