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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses 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 mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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