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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate 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 usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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