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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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