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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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