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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth 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. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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