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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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