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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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