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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants 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 MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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