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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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