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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of 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. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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