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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate 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. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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