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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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