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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes 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. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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