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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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 MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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