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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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