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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take 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. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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