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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take 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 courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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