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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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