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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people 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. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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