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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses 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 MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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