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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate 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 typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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