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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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