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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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