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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses 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. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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