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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes 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 MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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