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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants 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 MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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