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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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