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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses 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 massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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