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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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