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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants 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 typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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