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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses 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. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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