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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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