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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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