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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes 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 massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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