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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in 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 ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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