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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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