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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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