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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take 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 massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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