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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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