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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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