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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). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of 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. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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