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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world 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 massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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