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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part 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. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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