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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. Massively open online courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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