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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth 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. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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