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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in classes 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. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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