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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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