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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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