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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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