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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in 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. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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