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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants 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 courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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