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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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