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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. 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 massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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