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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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