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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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