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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. 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 MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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