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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education enable humans in nations all around 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 courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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