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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education