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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part 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 usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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