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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world 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. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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