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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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