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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate 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 open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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