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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part 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 generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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