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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants 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. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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