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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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