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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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