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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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