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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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