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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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