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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for students 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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