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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part 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. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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