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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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