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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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 MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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