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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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